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Viewfinder: Yellow Vest Protesters March in Paris

Author:: Pacific Standard Staff
Publish date:: Feb 18, 2019

Gilets jaunes (yellow vest) protesters march down the Champs-Elysees in Paris, France, on February 17th, 2019. The yellow vests movement began in November after French President Emmanuel Macron announced impending fuel taxes, which many rural French citizens said they could not afford, and calls for government tax reforms to address the high cost of living and for Macron's resignation.
(Photo: Eric Feferberg/AFP/Getty Images)

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Police look at a burnt car in Paris, France, on December 9th, 2018—one day after "yellow vest" protests rocked the country.

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Iraqis protest against the government and the lack of basic services outside the regional government headquarters in the southern city of Basra on September 5th, 2018.

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A school boy looks at a burning barricade during a demonstration on January 14th, 2019, in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe. Angry protesters barricaded roads with burning tires and rocks after the government more than doubled the price of fuel in a bid to improve supplies as the country battles its worst gasoline shortage in a decade.

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